Thursday, April 23, 2015

Girl Scouts Thin Mints Ice Cream Bars

[For 2015 and 2016 only]
Time for something that we first got a picture of in late January but it took awhile before it hit the Walmart by my house. I have no doubt this will be a fine treat, the question is how good will it be.

I take my first bite and BAHAHAHAHA does it taste like the york peppermint patty version, the only difference is a bit of a chocolate kick mixed in. That's just too funny. You can't help but wonder how the products will differ and it turns out it's not that much.

It's hard to type and eat... so let me just finish inhaling this thing, ok, done. Well that was quick. At 190 calories, there is the temptation to have a second, but looking at the saturated fat content (45%) should lessen the urge. At least I enjoyed it, that's not an issue.

Do I love it? Well, not like I love the York version. There's a straight forward dichotomy between the mint filling and the shell in the other one, but here that is muddled by the chocolate. I don't mean that as an insult, it's just a personal preference kind of thing. It's definitely still good and there's no reason you can't keep a box of each in your freezer (ummm, like I have at the moment).

Oh, the little cookie bits aren't a huge factor, but obviously they spice up the visuals a little. Overall the shell is still just a chocolate shell, and the filling is still filling. The bits will have a subtle influence here but don't expect any real grit or crunch from them.

Ok, that's good enough for the first try, more thoughts later.

On Second Scoop: I had one earlier today and like I said, there's nothing wrong here. Basically good humor gets us excited with a new product while not straying too far from their tried and true model. If you like the york version but want something a little less minty and a little more chocolatey, this is the way to go. (Sorry if that sounds like a simplistic review, but it's what I got)

Thanks, someone posted that on the blue bell post earlier today. I tweeted the news but hadnt posted anything on the main blog (Blue Bell is actually the #3 ice cream company in the US so that's why I made the special annoucement, Jeni's has a much smaller footprint.... not that I dont want people to be warned about it). This is the official link https://jenis.com/recall/